Note: 26 December 1842; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; “N E W; Coach Building Establishment.; The Subscribers respectfully beg leave to inform the inhabitants of Cobourg and its vicinity, that they have taken the Shop and Premises lately occupied by Wm. Weller, Esq., where they will constantly keep on hand, or make to order,; Carriages, Sleighs & Waggons,; Which they will warrant of as good manufacture and as cheap as can be procured at any Establishment in the Province.; John Lesperance.; Alfred Munson.; Cobourg, Dec. 26th, 1842. 15” from The Cobourg Star, Dec 28, 1842, microfilm, Cobourg Public Library.

Note: 20 November 1854; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; An Ad from Cobourg Star: "Opposition to Railroads!; The Subscriber begs to return his sincere thanks for the liberal patronage extended to him in the Carriage Business, for several years past, and takes this opportunity of stating that he has now on hand and is constantly manufacuring; Carriage of Every Description; made of good materials and by first-class workmen, and on account of his great facilities for manufacturing, he offers them for Cash, or short approved credit on terms that defy competition.; Having lately added a Planing Machine to this establishment, he is prepared to furnish Buidlers with Flooring and Clap-boatds dressed in the best manner and thoroughly seasoned.; ALSO: - Constantly on hand, Panel stuff, well seasoned and free from shakes. Lumber dressed for parties who may wish to provider on resonable terms.; ... A. E. Munson; Cobouorg, Nov. 20th, 1854 14" from The Cobourg Star, January 17, 1855, microfilm, Cobourg Public Library.15

Residence: circa 1865; Ontario South of King, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Frank Burnet and his sons were carpenters and builders. They purchased the John Connell farm, comprising the land south of King and west of Ontario Street. Before they took it over in 1840 at a price of 700 pounds it was a neglected farm with two small shanties fronting Ontario Street and a dilapidated barn on King, where F. W. Field's residence was later built. ..... On Ontario Street they built four brick cottages, two of them for Frank and David Burnet, a third for William Burnet (later purchased by Peter McCallum), and the fourth at the corner of King for Postmaster Thomas Scott later became Alfred Musnon's." from Cobourg 1798 to 1948, by Edwin C. Guillet, pg. 1716

Note*: 17 September 1910; Atlantic City, U.S.A.; "OLD SOLDIER DESIRES TO MARCH; Hercules Craig Will Be in Parade at Atlantic City; Hercules Craig, past commander of F. E. ?? No. ? and a former resident of this city, has notified commander John ? ? that he desires a place in the parade at the national ?encampment? in Atlantic City. When it is taken into consideration that he is ?81? years of age, ?? i nmaking such a request ?seems remarkable?. Mr. Craig was a resident of this city for fifty years, during which he was employed at the ?James Cunningham factory. He went west eight years ago. He will arrive in this city at 12 o'clock today and will take part in the parade of this ?? when F., e. ... on its way on the special on the ?Lehigh Line?, will march from ?? Avenue through Main Street to South Avenue to entrain at ? o'clock" from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Sep 17 1910, per family tree of rosaluna169 on ancestry.com, Oct 10 2016.5

Marriage*: 1856; Ontario; "VIII. David Ezra Munson, father of Doctor Munson, was born at Prospect, Connecticut, in 1832. He spent his early life in Prospect, and in Cobourg, Ontario, and in Rochester, New York. He also became a carriage manufacturer, and followed that business largely in Canada and died at Gault, Ontario, in 1888. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason. In 1856 he married Amy Oekerman, who was born in Belleville, Ontario, in 1834, and is now living at the age of eighty-two in California. Her children were two in number, the older being Doctor Munson. The daughter Frances A. lives in Los Angeles, California, and is the widow of the late Charles Lypps, who was an oil operator and was killed in an automobile accident in Los Angeles May 19, 1913." per GEDCOM of Diane (bvattershell.diane@gamil.com); Principal=Amy Ann Ockerman2,3,4

Burial*: 1888; Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "A son of Linus Joy Munson and Laurene Weller, David was a carriage trimmer by trade. His family came to Cobourg, Ontario, following his maternal uncle, William Weller, who had settled there and built a thriving and extensive stagecoach and carriage-building and repair business. David married Amy Ann Ockerman who was living at Thurlow in Hastings, Ontario in about 1856. They had two children: Dunham Ockerman and Annettie Frances. While several of his siblings remained at Cobourg, by 1880, David and his family were living at Gosfield, Essex, Ontario where their daughter met and married farmer Charles C. Lypps. The following is from a biographical record of David's son, Dr. Dunham Munson: "David Ezra Munson, father of Doctor Munson, was born at Prospect, Connecticut, in 1832. He spent his early life in Prospect, and in Cobourg, Ontario, and in Rochester, New York. He also became a carriage manufacturer, and followed that business largely in Canada and died at Gault, Ontario, in 1888. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason. In 1856 he married Amy Oekerman, who was born in Belleville, Ontario, in 1834, and is now living at the age of eighty-two in California. Her children were two in number, the older being Doctor Munson. The daughter Frances A. lives in Los Angeles, California, and is the widow of the late Charles Lypps, who was an oil operator and was killed in an automobile accident in Los Angeles May 19, 1913." --Connelly, William E., A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, Vol. 4, pgs 2039-2041. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. 1918. (Burial location from the Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid online database; biographical information from census and other data as well as "1637-1887 - The Munson Record: A Genealogical and Biographical Account of Captain Thomas Munson.") Family links: Spouse: Amy Ann Ockerman (1834 - 1917)*; Children: Dunham Ockerman Munson (1859 - 1940)*; Annettie Frances Munson Lypps (1863 - 1937)*; Burial: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Created by: Barbara Haines; Record added: Apr 06, 2014; Find A Grave Memorial# 127547235" per FindaGrave - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127547235&ref=acom6

Census: April 1861; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1861 Census: Munson, David, 28, b. NY, WM, married; Emma, 23, b. UC, WM, married; Denham, 2, b. UC (1861 Census: Town of Coboourg, Northumberland Co., pg. 436 of 899, line 20 - ancestry.com)NotE: A few lines above is Laurene (Weller) Munson, age 58, who was David's mother, wife of Linus Joy Munson. She was a sister of William Weller who was the Stagecoach King. David would learn the stagecoach business from his uncle Alfred Elisha Munson who manufactured carriages for Weller's Royal Mail Line.2

Marriage*: 1856; Ontario; "VIII. David Ezra Munson, father of Doctor Munson, was born at Prospect, Connecticut, in 1832. He spent his early life in Prospect, and in Cobourg, Ontario, and in Rochester, New York. He also became a carriage manufacturer, and followed that business largely in Canada and died at Gault, Ontario, in 1888. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason. In 1856 he married Amy Oekerman, who was born in Belleville, Ontario, in 1834, and is now living at the age of eighty-two in California. Her children were two in number, the older being Doctor Munson. The daughter Frances A. lives in Los Angeles, California, and is the widow of the late Charles Lypps, who was an oil operator and was killed in an automobile accident in Los Angeles May 19, 1913." per GEDCOM of Diane (bvattershell.diane@gamil.com); Principal=David Ezra Munson2,3,6

Burial*: 3 December 1917; Odd Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, U.S.A.; "The daughter of Jacob Ockerman and Phebe, the daughter of David Dunham of New York, a Quaker who moved his family into Canada in about 1801. In "The Munson Record" she is referred to as being "of Bellville" in Ontario, and the papers of Dr. William Canniff confirm this, stating "Phebe Dunham...married Jacob Ockerman in the year 1810. Jacob's farm joined Dunham's. Mr. and Mrs. Ockerman lived there 5 years and then removed to Belleville," from near Ferry Point, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Amy Ann wed David Munson in 1856 and they eventually settled at Gosfield, Ontario. Two children were known to have survived: Dunham Ockerman and Annettie Frances. After her husband's death, Amy went to live with her daughter who had married, but was still living at Gosfield. Annettie provided her mother with two granddaughters and the entire family--Amy Ann, her daughter, son-in-law, both granddaughters, and the future spouse of one granddaughter--all crossed into the U.S. at Detroit in August of 1900. They settled together in Los Angeles, where they first resided together at 855 E. 33rd Street. Amy is found living with her granddaughter's family on the 1910 US census at that address. In the year she passed away, the city directory puts her at 4101 Woodlawn Avenue, the home owned by her daughter Annettie, who was by then a widow.; Family links: Spouse: David Ezra Munson (1832 - 1888); Children: Dunham Ockerman Munson (1859 - 1940)*; Annettie Frances Munson Lypps (1863 - 1937)*; Burial: Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Created by: Barbara Haines; Record added: Apr 07, 2014; Find A Grave Memorial# 127571008" per Findagrave - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1275710085

Marriage*: 1856; Ontario; "VIII. David Ezra Munson, father of Doctor Munson, was born at Prospect, Connecticut, in 1832. He spent his early life in Prospect, and in Cobourg, Ontario, and in Rochester, New York. He also became a carriage manufacturer, and followed that business largely in Canada and died at Gault, Ontario, in 1888. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason. In 1856 he married Amy Oekerman, who was born in Belleville, Ontario, in 1834, and is now living at the age of eighty-two in California. Her children were two in number, the older being Doctor Munson. The daughter Frances A. lives in Los Angeles, California, and is the widow of the late Charles Lypps, who was an oil operator and was killed in an automobile accident in Los Angeles May 19, 1913." per GEDCOM of Diane (bvattershell.diane@gamil.com); Principal=David Ezra Munson2,3,6

Marriage*: 3 February 1913; Saint Martin's Church, Montreal, Quebec; "Marriage: Charles Arthur Munson, of Cobourg, Ontario, Bachelor, son of the late Alfred Elisha Munson & Mary Dumble, his wife, and Ida Florence Croft, of Cobourg, Ontario, Spinster, daughter of the late Richard Boulby Croft & Emma Jane Bell his wife, were married in St. Martin's Church by Authority of License both parties being of full age, on the third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred & thirteen ... By me, G. Osborne Troop, Rector; This marriage was solemnized between us: C. A. Munson & I. F. Croft, In presence of A. R. Croft, ?M. H. Laver" from Quebec Vital Records, (Drouin Collection)( 1621-1968, Montreal, Quebec, Anglican Saint Martin, 1913, pg. 10 of 77 - ancestry.ca) Wife of Charles A. Munson is Ida F. Croft per family tree of JaniceStrange57 on ancestry.ca, July 3 2017.; Principal=Ida Florence Croft1,9

Burial*: 21 May 1922; Cobouorg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Birth: Jan. 14, 1857, Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Death: May 19, 1922, Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; He was a political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Northumberland West from 1911 to 1917 as a Conservative and Northumberland from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member in the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Cobourg, Canada West, the son of Alfred E. Munson and Mary Dumble, and was educated there. He served on the town council for Cobourg from 1904 to 1906 and was mayor from 1907 to 1908. Munson ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1908. He died in Cobourg at the age of 65.; Burial: Cobourg Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Created by: K; Record added: Oct 18, 2009" per findagrave at https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43285131&ref=acom per Death Reg'n.Note: Findagrave record includes nothing about a wife.7,11

Marriage*: 3 February 1913; Saint Martin's Church, Montreal, Quebec; "Marriage: Charles Arthur Munson, of Cobourg, Ontario, Bachelor, son of the late Alfred Elisha Munson & Mary Dumble, his wife, and Ida Florence Croft, of Cobourg, Ontario, Spinster, daughter of the late Richard Boulby Croft & Emma Jane Bell his wife, were married in St. Martin's Church by Authority of License both parties being of full age, on the third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred & thirteen ... By me, G. Osborne Troop, Rector; This marriage was solemnized between us: C. A. Munson & I. F. Croft, In presence of A. R. Croft, ?M. H. Laver" from Quebec Vital Records, (Drouin Collection)( 1621-1968, Montreal, Quebec, Anglican Saint Martin, 1913, pg. 10 of 77 - ancestry.ca) Wife of Charles A. Munson is Ida F. Croft per family tree of JaniceStrange57 on ancestry.ca, July 3 2017.; Principal=Ida Florence Croft1,9